[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] er, with one yard, em-ploying abov t fifty men, Thomas Vaughey, with one yard employing about twenty-five men, and also John Morton with two yards, employing about seventy-five men, all lease Mills, a man of excellent character, but unfortunately i their premises from the Hudson River Brick Manu-one of the victims of the notorious impostor Mat-j facturing Company. One brick-yard, belonging to thias, whose career is one of the most curious epi-John Morton, manufactures the Croton front brick, sodes in the history of the county. This imposition j and the others common brick. The price for the was the cause of the untimely death of Mr. Mills, and the place was purchased by Mr. Bleakley in 1850, and is at present occupied as the residence of his family. Mr. Bleakley married Rosalie A., daughter of Lewis H. Lautant. Their children were William M.j Amelia, wife of Dr. James Goetchius, of Poughkeep-sie; Rosalie A.; Lewis H.; Albert; Josephine, wife of